Into reported speech
"The weather is terrible today!"
They said that the weather was terrible that day.
He told me he hadn't eaten since the day before.
"I haven't eaten since yesterday!"
May: "Don't forget to send the letter"
(Use 'remind')
May reminded me to send the letter.
My mother: "I won't let you marry this man!"
(Use 'forbid')
My mother forbade me to marry that man.
My mother forbade me from marrying that man.
Adam: "I can speak Spanish, French, and Italian"
(Use 'say')
Adam said that he could speak Spanish, French, and Italian.
"Mary has not been feeling well recently."
They said that Mary had not been feeling well recently.
She asked me whether I preferred tea to coffee.
"Do you prefer tea to coffee?"
(Use 'boast')
Carl boasted about getting the best score in the whole year.
Carl boasted that he had got the best score in the whole year.
The receptionist: "The check-in starts at 2 p.m."
(Use 'inform')
The receptionist informed me/us that the check-in starts/started at 2 p.m.
Anne: "Shall I feed your cat when you're away?"
Ann offered to feed my cat when I was away.
"Will you visit me tomorrow?"
He/she asked if I would visit him/her the next day.
They wondered if the answer was correct.
"Is the answer correct?"
Philip: "You really need to go with me now!"
(Use 'insist')
Philip insisted on me/my going with him immediately.
Philip insisted that I needed to go with him immediately.
Christopher: "Mike, you slept with my girlfriend!"
(Use 'accuse')
Christopher accused Mike of sleeping with his girlfriend.
My best friend: "You must eat something - you look terrible!"
(Use 'say')
My friend said that I had to eat something because I looked terrible.
"I was leaving the shop when it started to rain."
They said they had been leaving the shop when it had started to rain.
Mary told me that her parents would have been married for twenty years the following month.
"My parents will have been married for twenty years next month!"
Stephanie: "Stop fooling around and get to work!"
(Use 'order')
Stephanie ordered us to stop fooling around and to get to work.
Irene: "I didn't leave the window open!"
(Use 'deny')
Irene denied leaving the window open.
Irene denied having left the window open.
(Use 'say')
My boss said that I wouldn't have to come to work the following day if I were still ill.
"What will you be doing next month?"
They asked what I would be doing the following month.
He told me that if he were rich, he would buy a yacht.
"If I were rich, I would buy a yacht!"
(Use 'warn')
Millie warned me that they would punish me if I kept behaving like that.
Mark: "It was I who ruined your plan!"
(Use 'admit')
Mark admitted to ruining my plan.
Mark admitted to having ruined my plan.
Marlene: "They must be friends for a very long time."
(Use 'say')
Marlene said that they must be friends for a very long time.